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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 to Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $565
  • Prizepool: $344,000
  • Entries: 688
  • Remaining: 0

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Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:11 PM Local Time

Gary Kochalka raises to 60,000 and takes down the blinds and antes.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:10 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert raise to 45,000 from under the gun. The rest of the table folds and he's now playing 315,000.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:09 PM Local Time

Michael Kahn raises the button to 45,000. Both blinds fold to award him the pot.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:08 PM Local Time

Greg Seiden opens to 45,000 from under the gun. Michael Kahn calls in the small blind to see the flop.

Kahn checks calls the     flop for 75,000 and then again checks the   turn.

Kahn asks for a count and then folds, giving Seiden a 150,000 chip bump to his stack, which puts him near the 1,000,000 mark as well.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:05 PM Local Time

Michael Kahn gets a free pass in the big blind.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:05 PM Local Time

Greg Seiden makes it 45,000 to go on the button. Brandon Barnette stares him down in the small blind and calls.

The big blind folds to send the two players to the     flop. Both players check and then do the same on the   turn and   river.

Barnette shows    which is good enough to take down the pot and move him over the 1,000,000 chip mark.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:02 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert moves all-in from under the gun for 270,000. The rest of the table folds and he takes down his third straight pot.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 9:01 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert raises to 50,000 from the cutoff and takes down the blinds and antes.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:59 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert moves all-in for 196,000 from the button and forces folds from both blinds.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:59 PM Local Time

Aiping Xue moves all-in from under the gun and gets calls by Gary Kochalka in the high jack.

Michael Kahn tanks in the big blind before folding.

Xue turns over    while Kochalka holds   .

The board runs out       and Kochalka's pair holds to eliminate the short stacked Xue.

Aiping Xue will make just over $15,500 for her 6th place finish.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:55 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert gets a walk in the big blind. The crowd goes ballistic.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:55 PM Local Time

Michael Kahn raises to 45,000 from middle position and takes down the blind and antes.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:54 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert moves all-in for 145,000 from middle position. Everyone folds and he sees a slight increase to his stack.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:53 PM Local Time

Michael Kahn makes it 42,000 on the button, forcing folds from the blinds to take down the pot.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:52 PM Local Time

Tom McFadden moves all-in from early position for 221,000.

The table folds to Michael Kahn in the small blind who calls. Aiping Xue gets out of the way in the big blind and Kahn tables   .

McFadden turns over    and needs to hit to stay alive.

The board runs out      , eliminating McFadden in 7th place.

McFadden will make just over $9,500, while Kahn is now playing just over 990,000.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:48 PM Local Time

Greg Seiden opens to 50,000 from the cutoff and Brandon Barnette three-bets to 125,000. The button and blinds fold, as does the initial raiser, awarding the pot to Barnette.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:47 PM Local Time

The table folds around to Brandon Barnette, who moves all-in from the small blind. Zachary Seufert instantly folds in the big blind.

Barnette takes it down.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:46 PM Local Time

Michael Kahn opens to 45,000 and Tom McFadden calls on the button.

Greg Seiden three-bets to 120,000 from the small blind, forcing folds from both players. He increases his stack by close to 100,000 in the hand and is now playing just under 1,000,000.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:44 PM Local Time

Zachary Seufert raises to 42,000 from early position. Gary Kochalka moves all-in for 213,000 and forces an angry fold from Seufert after the table folds back around to him.

Kochalka is now over the 300,000 mark.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:41 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 3000
Playtika - Jason Alexander